Title :
Secure homes: the future of anti-crime technology
Abstract :
The premise of defensible space and crime prevention through environmental design is that the proper design and effective use of the built environment can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime and to an increase in the quality of life. Defensible-space principles suggest the reduction of hard architecture or a fortress mentality in favor of more natural barriers to reduce the opportunity of crime. Three basic defensible-space strategies-natural access control, natural surveillance, and territorial reinforcement-are discussed. How these will be embodied in a 21st century house is described
Keywords :
alarm systems; home automation; technological forecasting; 21st century house; anticrime technology; architecture; crime prevention; defensible-space strategies; environmental design; natural access control; natural barriers; natural surveillance; quality of life; secure homes; territorial reinforcement; Access control; Acoustic sensors; Circuits; Computer architecture; Computer security; Control systems; Electromagnetic fields; Power system security; Space technology; Surveillance;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 1988. Crime Countermeasures, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1988 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lexington, KY
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1988.75999
